Hideki Tojo Quotes

In international relations, in foreign policy, a great deal has to do with historical circumstances, a great deal has to do with the sense and perception of people.

I think if you're going to master policy, especially world affairs, you've got to know history.

One of the things the United States does well is building coalitions. What the U.S. knows is that if you don't have a coalition with you, you will have a coalition against you. I don't want to see China and Russia on the side of Iran more strongly than they are.

I'm concerned with China growing at double or triple the rate of the West, that there will be tensions. One needs to do something to start addressing misunderstandings and frustration.

The way I work: I pick a country. I learn the political history - I mean I really learn it; I read until it sinks in. Once I read the political history, I can project and find the clandestine history. And then I people it with the characters.

Today's global landscape is increasingly interconnected. China and the Middle East play critical roles towards international peace and security.

The international community lies at the center of the Obama foreign policy. Unfortunately, it is a fiction. There is no such thing. Different countries have different histories, geographies, necessities, and interests. There's no natural, inherent, or enduring international community.

The origins of the principle of the balance of power are lost in the mists of history.

The management of a balance of power is a permanent undertaking, not an exertion that has a foreseeable end.

There are two things that are very expensive in international relations: promises when they succeed and threats when they fail

You should never make alliances with a decadent nation like France and a semi-barbarous nation like Russia

The Middle East does not follow Las Vegas rules. Whatever happens in the Middle East affects the rest of the world.

It is the natural desire of each nation to use the other as an instrument of its own purposes and policies. By dint of our mutual dependence, your influence is amplified by our power. Our power is made more responsible and more effective by your influence.

Prudence dictates that there should be a balance of power in the Asia-Pacific region.

I think the Sino-American relationship is the most important geo-strategic question facing us.

Even if you have presidents like FDR dealing with someone like Stalin, with whom he didn't exactly all the time disagree... He wasn't always in lockstep saying Stalin was wonderful all the time. Donald Trump never criticizes Putin.

Foreign policy simply cannot be judged by today's headlines that chalk up victories and defeats like so many box scores in the sports sections.

Working with Russia, we worked with Iran. Are they our friends? You have to take each situation uniquely.

I do not see it as desirable for South Korea to take the back seat and watch discussions between the U.S. and China.

We have to get tough with the Russians. They don't know how to behave. They are like bulls in a china shop. They are only 25 years old. We are over 100 and the British are centuries older. We have got to teach them how to behave.

Believe me, as one who has seen a number of international crises firsthand, they cannot be handled without an understanding of history.

The United States can tell you all about what's wrong with the British, to say nothing of the Russians.

I remain committed to a balanced policy, which will protect our national interests both on our eastern border - I mean with Russia - and of course with the European Union.

I have spent time discussing the American political system and current events in Taiwan with the junior diplomats, and they have repeatedly expressed their country's desire to avoid confrontation with China.

We are living in a different world now. You can see it everywhere in international relations: It was noteworthy that, after his visit to Washington, the Chinese president's next stop was Saudi Arabia.